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- Austin Poetry Slam regular in coma in Florida - Austin American-Statesman
Austin Poetry Slam regular in coma in FloridaAustin American-Statesman, TX - 7 hours agoShannon Leigh, a fixture for years on the local spoken-word poetry scene, was in critical condition at a Florida hospital Friday after a scuba diving ...
- Juneteenth celebration notes freedom (Mid-Hudson News)
NEWBURGH – The Black History Committee of the Hudson Valley and the NAACP Newburgh-Highland Falls Branch Thursday evening hosted their annual Juneteenth Celebration in Newburgh.
- Iran: Reading Tehran With Lolita (Time to Publish Iranian Writers) - Huffingtonpost.com
Whether or not the George W. Bush administration's surprising act this week of initiating people-to-people diplomacy with Iran is sincere, it presents a critical opportunity for cultural and human rights organizations in the United States to take the ...
- Cicely Nichols, writer/editor, activist, dies at 70 (The Villager)
Cicely Nichols, who came to the Village from her native Seattle as a dancer to join the Robert Joffrey Ballet in the mid-1950s and went on to become a writer/editor and activist, died on April 5 at Cornell Hospital at the age of 70.
- Poetry Contest Results - Blazer's Edge
Poetry Contest ResultsBlazer's Edge, OR - 5 hours agoby Dave on Apr 29, 2008 12:52 AM PDT The voting for the Blazersedge Poetry Contest is over! In case you missed it none other than John Canzano referenced ...
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation to publish 'Arab ... - AME Info
AME InfoMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation to publish 'Arab ...AME Info, United Arab Emirates - 21 minutes agoOur objective is to acquaint the younger generation with the roots of their literary heritage and motivate them to utilise it as an inspirational source for ...
- Final Festival Lineup Decided - RedOrbit
Final Festival Lineup DecidedRedOrbit, TX - 12 hours agoBy Katie Nieland, The Montana Standard, Butte The newest performers add Celtic fiddles, gospel, harmonica, hula, cowboy poetry and blues, among others. ...
- Mr. Mack part of growing hip hop community in Cape Breton - Cape Breton Post
Mr. Mack part of growing hip hop community in Cape BretonCape Breton Post, Canada - 2 hours agoMacLeod, who participated in the Cape Breton CBC’s Poetry Face-Off earlier this year, said writing in most forms comes naturally to him and he’s continually ...
- Prestigious Griffin Poetry Prizes to be handed out at dinner in Toronto (Jam! Showbiz)
TORONTO - Authors Margaret Atwood and Michael Ondaatje are among the literary stars set to celebrate the best in poetry tonight at a dinner in downtown Toronto.
- Gay and lesbian film fest has East Bay connections (Contra Costa Times)
A Concord man talks about his son becoming his daughter and an Albany woman wonders if her great-grandmother was a lesbian in the S.F. film festival.
- Juneteenth Planning Committee prepares for Big Event - Birmingham Times
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Staff and sponsors for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s (BCRI) 13th Annual Juneteenth Celebration are hard at work planning for a successful event. On Saturday, June 7, the Institute will host its free daylong street ...
- Will Elder, 86; Zany Cartoonist for Mad and Playboy - Washington Post
Will Elder, 86; Zany Cartoonist for Mad and PlayboyWashington Post, United States - 1 hour agoJaffee said Mr. Elder had a serious side that included a passion for poetry, classical music and the old masters. He was said to have legally changed his ...
- President Musharraf isn’t the most pressing ‘problem’ - The News - International
President Musharraf isn’t the most pressing ‘problem’The News - International, Pakistan - 2 hours agoAt his address at Aiwan-e-Iqbal in Lahore, on the occasion of Yaum-e-Takbeer, Sharif charged his audience with his speech which contained poetry as well as ...
- Dallas Wiebe inspired students in literature - Cincinnati Enquirer
Dallas Wiebe inspired students in literatureCincinnati Enquirer, OH - 1 hour agoFrom a cluttered desk, always surrounded by research material, Mr. Wiebe wrote two novels, four books of short stories, poetry books and had work in other ...
- Remembering Okot p’Bitek’s ‘comic singing’ - Daily Sun
Daily SunRemembering Okot p’Bitek’s ‘comic singing’Daily Sun, Nigeria - 1 hour agoP'Bitek was one of the most vigorous and original voices in East African 20th-century poetry. His satirical monologues dealt with the conflict between ...
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